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Whew, NBA players got what they wanted — a really, really long All-Star break. Tweeted Oklahoma City star/jokester Kevin Durant: "think during this @NBAAllStar break I'm going to get my law degree." There might not be quite enough time for that. But teams will have a minimum of eight days off, roughly twice the normal hiatus. You can't really call this intermission the NBA's "midseason" any longer, given the Magic have played 55 games and are on their second coach. What's ahead is a stretch run in a wildly unpredictable season that has featured a tantalizing team and a transcending talent. And we don't mean Cleveland and LeBron...

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Whew, NBA players got what they wanted — a really, really long All-Star break.
Tweeted Oklahoma City star/jokester Kevin Durant: "think during this @NBAAllStar break I'm going to get my law degree."
There might not be quite enough time for...

Once upon a time in the NBA, when big-city basketball was all the rage, the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks were ever-present on the league marquee.Today?Their combined record this season is 43-114.When the Celtics, Lakers and...

As frustrating as it is to witness the Magic's rebuilding project, things could be worse. Much, much worse. To paraphrase an old W.C. Fields' barb…. all things considered, I wouldn't rather be in Philadelphia.
Orlando fans, just imagine if you had to...

The Orlando Magic entered their next-to-last exhibition Wednesday night with some impressive defensive statistics.
They ranked first in the NBA in field-goal percentage defense, first in 3-point percentage defense and tied for seventh in points allowed...

Here's our team-by-team preview of the Western Conference. Teams are in predicted order of finish in their divisions.
SOUTHWEST DIVISIONSan Antonio Spurs
Last Season: 62-20, 1st in Southwest. Defeated Miami to win NBA title.
The Buzz: The way the Spurs...

NEW ORLEANS — It still seems like a long shot that he’ll play in the Orlando Magic’s season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans tonight, but Channing Frye isn’t dismissing the possibility.
Frye sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee...

NEW ORLEANS — Calm. Cool. Collected.
That’s how rookie point guard Elfrid Payton is looking as he prepares to make his NBA regular-season debut in his hometown.
“It’s just like any other game,” Payton said moments ago, before the Magic started their...

NEW ORLEANS — The Orlando Magic understand the value of a superstar better than most teams. The franchise has some intriguing young talent in place, but it still hasn’t recovered from having to trade All-Star center Dwight Howard two-plus years ago.
In...

Magic C Nik Vucevic of Montenegro is still unsure about some American phrases at times.
"Is it 'front line?'" Vucevic asked a group of reporters before Wednesday's practice.
Vucevic was trying to describe the challenge big men Marcin Gortat...

Victor Oladipo had an idea of what to expect when he and Orlando Magic teammate Tobias Harris joined USA Basketball’s select team.
Oladipo knew the select team’s job was to help the national team prepare for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, and he also...

LAS VEGAS — Orlando Magic forward Tobias Harris and guard Victor Oladipo have been invited to join USA Basketball's select team, a group of players that will train alongside the national team as the national team prepares for the upcoming FIBA World...

USA Basketball today formally named Orlando Magic forward Tobias Harris, Magic guard Victor Oladipo and 11 additional players to its select team.
The select team will train with the U.S. national team from July 28-July 31 in Las Vegas as the national...

Did the Orlando Magic give up too many assets in order to acquire Elfrid Payton from the Philadelphia 76ers on draft night?
That’s a fair, and important, question to ask.
If you take a cursory look at the deal, it does appear that Orlando gave up a...

The Magic will open their 2014-15 regular season against Anthony Davis and the Pelicans in New Orleans on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
The Magic will open their home season against the Washington Wizards on Thursday, Oct. 30, at Amway Center.
The NBA...

C.J. McCollum suffered the biggest setback of his basketball career early this year.
He fractured a bone in his left foot during a game on Jan. 5, ending his senior season at Lehigh University.
After the final buzzer, McCollum lay on a trainer's table...

JACKSONVILLE — Butterflies swirled inside Victor Oladipo's stomach as tipoff approached Wednesday night.
He was about to make his NBA preseason debut, and as he stretched at center court before the national anthem, he saw Julius Erving, Rick Barry,...

In his fourth game since he returned from a concussion, Nik Vucevic made progress as the Orlando Magic lost to the Indiana Pacers 98-79 Monday night.
Vucevic played almost 35 minutes — the most he's played in a game since he returned from the injury on...

Nik Vucevic, who has missed 10 consecutive Orlando Magic games because of a concussion, will join the team on its road trip as it faces the New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors, coach Jacque Vaughn said.
Vucevic is listed on the...